Rising Damp(TV show/series, 1974-)

Name: Rising Damp
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1974
Rating: 3.7

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 28 episodes

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 13 votes)

Rising Damp is a British sitcom, written by Eric Chappell and produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, which was originally broadcast from 2 September 1974 until 9 May 1978. Chappell adapted the story from his 1973 stage play The Banana Box. The programme ran for four series and a spin-off feature film of the same name was released in 1980. The series won the 1978 BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy. Rising Damp was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom in the BBC's 100 Best Sitcoms poll of 2004, coming in 27th overall. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Rising Damp

British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy 2x nominated for: British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy 4x nominated for: British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance

About Rising Damp

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

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Rising Damp Seasons and Episodes

04/04/1978Series 4 - 6 episodes

#1 | 04/04/1978Hello Young Lovers

Ruth befriends a young couple who have moved in, fleeing from her disapproving father.

#2 | 04/11/1978Fire and Brimstone

Rigsby convinces his new tenant, a pious Welsh student, that Philip is in need of spiritual guidance, but it's Rigsby who sees the light.

#3 | 04/18/1978Great Expectations

Rigsby persuades Ruth to impersonate his estranged wife so he can collect an inheritance from his great uncle.

#4 | 04/25/1978Pink Carnations

Rigsby tries to find a woman through an ad in the personals column and receives a surprising response.

#5 | 05/02/1978Under the Influence

Rigsby persuades a tenant behind on his rent to hypnotize Ruth and plant the idea she's madly in love with Rigsby.

#6 | 05/09/1978Come On In the Water's Lovely

Rigsby finally proposes to Ruth when he receives his long awaited divorce papers.

04/12/1977Series 3 - 7 episodes

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11/07/1975Series 2 - 8 episodes

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09/02/1974Series 1 - 7 episodes

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06/02/1980Specials - 1 episode

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 3 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Status: Returning series

First episode released on: 09/02/1974

Latest episode released on: 05/09/1978

Cast: Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale, Don Warrington, Gabrielle Rose, Christopher Strauli

Creator: Eric Chappell

Keywords: sitcom, cat, lust, con man, conservative, liberal, racist, northern england, yorkshire, right wing, rent, miser, spinster, africa, flat

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Rising Damp(TV show/series, 1974-)

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 28 episodes

Where to watch Rising Damp (streaming/download)?

Awards & Nominations for Rising Damp

About Rising Damp

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Trailer for Rising Damp + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

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Rising Damp Seasons and Episodes

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